The civil society coalition “Atin Ito” is all set for its third civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) beginning Monday, May 26, which is expected to last until May 30 and will feature yet another unprecedented initiative – a sea concert to promote peace, unity, and solidarity in...
In this undated photo released by Chinese tabloid Global Times, China Coast Guard personnel display the Chinese national flag while on Sandy Cay, or Pag-asa Cay 2 in the Philippines and Tiexian Jiao in China, in the South China Sea. (Courtesy of Global Times) China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel...
(Photo: Philippine Military Academy) Young cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) went out of their learning base at Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City recently to immerse themselves and train at Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), where tense confrontations between Philippine and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez praised the 230 residents of the remote Pag-asa Island in Palawan for their dedication and sacrifice in connection with living on a precarious but...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, Oct. 21, that Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Pag-asa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, West Philippine Sea. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement, DepEd said Angara's visit on Oct. 20 marked a “historic milestone” as the...
Pag-asa Island (AFP) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will allocate P300 million for the construction of a new sheltered port on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to further spur...
A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft during a maritime domain awareness flight within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) What Department...
​​China said there is nothing to worry about its new Coast Guard regulation on detention of anyone who is found trespassing into its waters as long as he or she has "not done anything illicit." Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, made the pronouncement as...
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan--Senators who flew to Pag-asa island on Thursday, May 16, personally encountered China's bullying when it comes to asserting its claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and were met with verbal challenges on the radio to leave their supposed territory. Senate President...
A Philippine Coast Guard personnel teaches students in Pag-asa Island. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team of doctors, nurses, and teachers to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to improve community welfare and education in the remote area....
A China People's Liberation Army (PLA)-Navy vessel is seen from a distance while Philippine Navy's BRP Benguet conducts a resupply mission in Pag-asa Island on Oct. 13, 2023. (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) slammed China anew after its naval vessel allegedly performed...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) A long-time member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is supporting House Speaker Martin Romualdez's high profile plan to to develop the 37.2-hectare Pag-asa Island in...